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Synology for Photographers

The Synology DiskStation Advanced storage for photographers

Below we will help you understand what Synology is, and how we can help preserve and share your beautiful art.

Where do you store your photos?Where do you store your photos?

Many photographers use a DAS (directly attached storage). This includes external hard drives and USBs. But when these fill up, you have to buy another. And pretty soon you have your files spread out over a pile of storage devices, which makes finding the file you need difficult. Also, when you need the file, you have to carry the storage around with you, and if you forget it at home, you’re out of luck. The solution? Network Attached Storage, from Synology.

What is a Synology DiskStation?

Network attached Storage (NAS) is simple to understand: A NAS is a stand-alone storage device consisting of one or more hard drives that is connected directly to your internet router, instead of your computer. Because your storage is connected to your router, you can always access your files over the internet, even from another location- much like a personal cloud. You can also share your files within your home or office, with user accounts and user privileges.

Network attached Storage (NAS)

How will a NAS help me store my photography?

Synology DiskStations offer many advantages over directly attached storage devices. Below is a list of the top 4 reason photographers like our DiskStations better than their previous solutions.

Centralize Your Data with Scalable Storage1. Centralize Your Data with Scalable Storage

Rather than multiple storage devices piled high, you can have one reliable storage device holding all your data. When your drives fill up, you can simply add a new drive, replace the existing drives with larger drives, or add an expansion bay for more space; this will still keep all your files in one device.

  • Add a new disk
  • Replace a disk with a larger one
  • Plug in an extension unit

2. Access Your Files Anytime, From Anywhere

With Synology DiskStations, you never have to worry about carrying around your storage device with you- instead you upload and download your files over the internet through the browser interface. And with port forwarding set up, you can access your files from anywhere around the world (with port forwarding set up). Best of all, Synology works flawlessly on any platform, including Mac and PC.

Access Your Files Anytime, From Anywhere

3. Sharing Photos with Clients

Automatic Photo ProtectionNow you no longer have to worry about paying outside services to send your files to a client, or burning/mailing CDs. With our DiskStations, you can share your work with your clients in a professional manner. Photo Station will display your folders as albums, both password protected or public, and once you send them the link, you can chose to allow clients to download the images directly to their own computer, or lock the images so that they cannot be right clicked.

4. Automatic Photo Protection

If you have ever used a RAID system before, you know how it works. If you want the details, check out our wiki on RAID, but the basic idea is that your data is copied onto another multiple hard drives so that when one disk fails, you won’t lose your files. If you want the fast and easy option, simply choose Synology Hybrid RAID. Your data will be safe, and you can expand it when you add a new or bigger disk.

What happens when a drive goes bad? Your DiskStation will send you a notification. Then you simply take out the bad drive, replace it with a new disk, and let the DiskStation fill it up for you, so that your data is safely duplicated once again.

Store Your Images Beautifully

Synology DiskStations help you grow your photography business in many ways. With a DiskStation, you can ensure that your photos are safely protected against hard drive failure- you can always access them when you need them, and share them in a professional way. And best off all, you keep them completely organized and in one location- even when you need to add new space. All of these advantages are why so many photographers chose Synology.

Store Your Images Beautifully